The wanderings of a pen and pencil . Pistore facto Heremita primo inhabitatori Loci de Depedale: — Listen, she said, to the words of my lips, my beloved children, and Iwill relate to you a fable or legend ; but truly no fable, but a thing certainlyaccomplished. There lived in the town of Derby, in the parish of St. Mary,a certain baker of bread, a man of order and esteem. There was then a con-siderable parish to this church of St. Mary ; and attached to it, and subjectto the same, was the lesser church, called Overe. The baker, who moreoverwas called Cornelius, was a religious man, fearing the
The wanderings of a pen and pencil . Pistore facto Heremita primo inhabitatori Loci de Depedale: — Listen, she said, to the words of my lips, my beloved children, and Iwill relate to you a fable or legend ; but truly no fable, but a thing certainlyaccomplished. There lived in the town of Derby, in the parish of St. Mary,a certain baker of bread, a man of order and esteem. There was then a con-siderable parish to this church of St. Mary ; and attached to it, and subjectto the same, was the lesser church, called Overe. The baker, who moreoverwas called Cornelius, was a religious man, fearing the Lord, and much intentupon alms and good works ; so that, out of his weekly gains, upon the sabbath-day he always brought a considerable gift for St. Marys church, and for thepoor and afflicted, reserving in the whole just so much as provided himselfwith food and clothing, and the necessary articles of household. He lived inthis good manner for several years, dear to God, and accepted by him; for it DALE HERMITAGE AND CHAPEL. 317. Interior of Dale Church. pleased God to have perfect proof of his excellence, and, having proved him,to give to him a glorious reward. Now it fell out, that upon a certain dayin autumn, when he was sleeping in the daytime (at the meridian), as suchof his trade are used to do (working oftentimes by night), there appeared tohim in his slumber a vision of the blessed Virgin Mary, and she said to him, Before my son Jesus and myself your alms and good deeds are wrellaccepted: but now, if you desire to live a perfect life, relinquish all your pos-sessions of the world, and hie thee to Depedale; and there you may serve theLord my son, and me, in a solitary life; and when happily you have finishedyour mortal pilgrimage, you shall see the brightness and beauty of heaven,and the felicities of eternity, which the Almighty himself has prepared forthose who love him diligently. He, awaking from slumber, and being fullysensible of the Divine goodness exercised to
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